Leading Edge Materials Commences Trading on OTCQB

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sept. 2, 2016) - Leading Edge Materials Corp. ("Leading Edge Materials") and/or (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LEM)(OTCQB:LEMIF) announces that its common shares commenced trading on the OTCQB under the symbol "LEMIF" effective at the market open on Friday, September 2, 2016. Real-Time Quote Display Service for the Leading Edge Materials' US symbol (LEMIF) is now available at: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/LEMIF/quote.

Leading Edge Materials' common shares continue to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "LEM".

Blair Way, President and CEO, stated: "We are pleased to have met the requirements for listing on the OTCQB as it provides our US-based investors with a readily accessible platform for trading Leading Edge Materials' shares."

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On behalf of the Board,

Blair Way, President & CEO

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